Swimming Hole

Laos Arrival

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January 14th 2006
With this entry I will be caught up. We flew Bangkok Air to Luang Prabang in Laos. Again, the stewardess' we smartly dressed and full of smiles. We flew quite low so I was able to see the scenery below. Waves of green mountains and the mighty Mekong River snaking through the jungle-cloaked valleys. We had to pay an extra dollar to get into the country as it was a weekend and this covered the ... read more

Asia » Laos » West » Luang Prabang

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Laos was under the control of Siam (Thailand) from the late 18th century until the late 19th century when it became part of French Indochina. The Franco-Siamese Treaty of 1907 defined the current Lao border with Thailand. In 1975, the Communist Pathe... ... read more